🛡️ USN-5497-2 — libjpeg6b

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

libjpeg6b vulnerabilities

USN-5497-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Libjpeg6b. This update provides

the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Libjpeg6b was not properly performing bounds

checks when compressing PPM and Targa image files. An attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

(CVE-2018-11212)

Chijin Zhou discovered that Libjpeg6b was incorrectly handling the

EOF character in input data when generating JPEG files. An attacker

could possibly use this issue to force the execution of a large loop,

force excessive memory consumption, and cause a denial of service.

(CVE-2018-11813)

Sheng Shu and Dongdong She discovered that Libjpeg6b was not properly

limiting the amount of memory being used when it was performing

decompression or multi-pass compression operations. An attacker could

possibly use this issue to force excessive memory consumption and

cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-14152)

Affected software

USN-5497-2 is recorded against 1 package.

  • libjpeg6b (fixed in 1:6b2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1)

Timeline and source

Published on 30 June 2022 and last revised on 25 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-06-30
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-25
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
libjpeg6b — 1:6b2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

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